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Comment What I don't understand ... (Score 1) 307

by SwedishChef (#39235135) Attached to: How Steve Jobs Patent-Trolled Bill Gates

Why would Bill Gates invest in Apple if Jobs admitted that Apple wouldn't survive long enough to win a patent lawsuit against MS anyway? Something's fishy. Gates could just wait 'em out and let Apple go away and gobble up the patents. Must be something more to the story.

But I have no trouble believing that MS was infringing... I don't think they (or, probably, anyone else back then) paid much attention to "patents". They were paying more attention to copyright but even then, not very much.
Cloud

Submission + - Harris Exits Cloud Hosting, Citing Fed Server Hugging (datacenterknowledge.com)

Submitted by miller60
miller60 writes: Despite the publicity around the U.S. Govenment's "Cloud First" approach to IT, many agencies are reluctant to shift mission critcial assets to third-party facilities. That's the analysis from Harris Corp., which has decided to get out of the cloud hosting business and sell a data center in Virginia, just two years after it spent $200 million to build and equip it. "It’s becoming clear that customers, both government and commercial, currently have a preference for on-premise versus off-premise solutions," said Harris' CEO.
The Military

Submission + - Tethered Flying HoverMast Cam Launches in 10 Seconds (gizmag.com)

Submitted by Zothecula
Zothecula writes: The HoverMast is a hovering surveillance machine that can be deployed from a small vehicle such as an armored SUV. The machine, developed by Sky Sapience and currently at the prototype stage, can be deployed to an altitude of up to 50 meters (164 feet) within 10-15 seconds. Because the machine is tethered, a hard-wired power connection allows the HoverMast to hover as long as there is fuel in the tank in the vehicle to which it's anchored. Cables also provide a data link to send live pictures back to the ground.
Businesses

Submission + - FBI vows to catch insider traders on Facebook and Skype (computerworlduk.com)

Submitted by DMandPenfold
DMandPenfold writes: The FBI has said it is closely watching social media sites, including Facebook and Twitter, as well as the Skype chat service, in order to catch insider traders.

As it launched a campaign fronted by actor Michael Douglas â" who famously played ruthless businessman Gordon Gekko in the 'Wall Street' films â" the FBI said it was stepping up Operation Perfect Hedge investigations, which are designed to catch hedge funds and associates involved in illegal trading.

"We will go to whatever lengths we have to, to keep up with changes in technology," said Richard Jacobs, an FBI special agent, yesterday.

The FBI has been closely examining social media and instant messaging sites in order to collect evidence.

This is becoming an increasingly widely used tactic, because the FBI is now known to have used recorded phone calls â" such as in the case against Raj Rajaratnam, who was convicted of insider trading last year. The recording of phone calls could prompt insider traders to use alternative channels of communication, observers have noted.
The Courts

Submission + - Apple deception alleged in Proview iPad trademark row (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by
AmiMoJo
" rel="nofollow">AmiMoJo writes: "Proview has accused Apple of "deception" in the way it acquired rights to the iPad name. Proview claims Apple created a UK-registered "special purpose company", IP Application Development Ltd (IPADL). The court papers allege that IPADL said the trademark was needed because "it is an abbreviation for the company name". A month after that deal Apple launched the iPad."
Software

Submission + - Apple threatens to pull Siri rival Evi from App Store (delimiter.com.au)

Submitted by daria42
daria42 writes: Steve Jobs might not be around any more to enforce some of Apple's stricter policies, but that doesn't mean the company is letting it all hang loose. Overnight the UK company which produces a speech recognition app called Evi, which mimics many of the functions of Apple's Siri, confirmed Apple had approached his company letting it know that Evi was being reviewed for possible breaches of Apple's App Store policies. The reason? A clause in the policy which bans apps too similar to Apple's existing software. It does appear to matter to Apple that Siri doesn't function that well in the UK, because of a lack of good localisation.

Comment Re:Should government rule our schools? (Score 1) 326

by SwedishChef (#39111807) Attached to: Tech Billionaire-Backed Charter School Under Fire In Chicago

Look at it like a toll road versus a freeway. You pay for the public roadways regardless of whether or not you choose to take the toll road. If you take the free roads to work you may forego certain benefits but at least you're getting something for your money. If you take the toll road you pay extra for whatever benefits you feel you get. Either way, it's your choice. Would you advocate a refund of the money paid out in taxes for the miles you traveled on the toll road? If so, expect lots more traffic on the toll road.

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